Category Archives: 1960s

‘Wait / I’m Only Sleeping’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series finale 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles Cartoons Episode 39'

(Saturday, October 21, 1967, 12:00 noon-12:30 p.m. EDT) — The Beatles try to get the Prince of Krapotkin back to the castle before his Princess can marry someone else; later, John falls asleep while reading a story about the King Arthur legend to some children on this morning’s final episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC. Continue reading ‘Wait / I’m Only Sleeping’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series finale 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1967) →

‘Bigfoot’ filmed near Bluff Creek, California 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1967)

1960s


Video: 'Patterson Gimlin Bigfoot film 1967, the best stabilization of all 5 parts of the film.'

(Friday, October 20, 1967, sometime between 1:15 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. PDT) — Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin filmed an unidentified animal today near Bluff Creek, California, which has been claimed to be “Bigfoot” or “Sasquatch.”
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The Beatles complete ‘The Fool on the Hill’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles - The Fool On The Hill (02, 1967, Stereo Remastered 2009)'

(Friday, October 20, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-3:45 a.m. BST) — The Beatles completed Paul McCartney’s “The Fool on the Hill” song tonight at EMI Studio 3 in London, overdubbing flutes for Magical Mystery Tour, the band’s next television film and record project. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘The Fool on the Hill’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1967) →

Seven found guilty in ‘Mississippi Burning’ trial 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1967)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Image: Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence A. Rainey, right, and deputy Cecil Price, center, pass a Meridian policeman en route to court on Oct. 11, 1967.

(Friday, October 20, 1967, 9:12 a.m. CDT; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — A federal jury of white Mississippians convicted Mississippi Deputy Sheriff Cecil R. Price and six other defendants today in Meridian, Mississippi, for participating in a Ku Klux Klan conspiracy to murder three young civil rights workers in 1964 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Continue reading Seven found guilty in ‘Mississippi Burning’ trial 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1967) →

The Beatles return to ‘Hello, Goodbye’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye (Anthology 2 [Disc 2])'

(Thursday, October 19, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-3:30 a.m. BST) — The Beatles returned to Paul McCartney’s “Hello, Goodbye” song (under the working title “Hello Hello”) tonight at EMI Studio 1 in London, adding guitar, lead/backing vocals and handclaps/”Hela, heba, heloa” vocals onto the coda, for the group’s single for the 1967 Christmas season. Continue reading The Beatles return to ‘Hello, Goodbye’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1967) →

The Beatles attend ‘How I Won The War’ premiere 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1967)

1960s, Movies 1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'How I Won The War' trailer

(Wednesday, October 18, 1967, evening BST) — All four Beatles, along with their wives and girlfriends, attended the world premiere of How I Won The War (featuring John Lennon as Private Gripweed) tonight at the London Pavilion (click here to watch video of the premiere). Continue reading The Beatles attend ‘How I Won The War’ premiere 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1967) →

First ‘Rolling Stone’ cover features John Lennon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s

(Wednesday, October 18, 1967) — The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine, which carried a cover date of Nov. 9, 1967, and featured a photo of John Lennon of The Beatles in the film How I Won the War, rolled off the press today.

‘Hair’ rock musical premieres Off-Broadway 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1967)

1960s, Broadway, Popular Music 1960s


Video: 'Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording)' (19 videos)

(Tuesday, October 17, 1967, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Hair, the first “rock musical,” premiered tonight at the new Public Theater (still under construction) at 425 Lafayette Street in the former Astor Library in Lower Manhattan. Continue reading ‘Hair’ rock musical premieres Off-Broadway 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1967) →

The Beatles attend memorial service for Brian Epstein 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles arrive for a Brian Epstein memorial'

(Tuesday, October 17, 1967, 6:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles attended a memorial service for their manager Brian Epstein, who died Aug. 27, 1967, of at the age of 32, tonight at the New London Synagogue at 33 Abbey Road, London, close to EMI Studios. Continue reading The Beatles attend memorial service for Brian Epstein 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1967) →

The Monkees complete recording fourth studio album 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Monkees


Video: 'Star Collector (stereo remix)' (at 31:08)

(Monday, October 16, 1967, 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. PDT) — The Monkees completed “Star Collector” today at United Recorders Studio A in Hollywood, completing the recording sessions for their fourth studio album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd (released Nov. 6, 1967). Continue reading The Monkees complete recording fourth studio album 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1967) →